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"… nly five full-time investigators to handle the workload.And last year, the Colorado Independent Ethics Commission had its full-time support staff reduced from two people to one. “It …"

"… nt agencies that need only “reasonable suspicion” to pursue a case.The Colorado Independent Ethics Commission receives between 20 and 25 written complaints each year. Many turn out to …"